Baby Surprise Jacket

I first heard of Elizabeth Zimmerman when a friend handed me a book with a picture of a women in  a dated looking Icelandic sweater.  "You'll never need another pattern if you read this," she said.  Really, I thought.  I was hoping for some advice on what was wrong with my sleeve in progress.  I leafed through the book and it appeared to be filled with full pages of words with the occasional squiggly hand drawn picture of the garment being discussed.  This was no ordinary pattern book.  I didn't have the patience at the time to read it.  My friend Karen saw the Baby Surprise sweater in the store and is a woman of incredible patience.  She read the book with the instructions, knit the sweater in a day and declared Elizabeth a genius.  Rae recently knit up the EZ Pi shawl in both a sock and worsted weight yarn and I think I am finally ready to try my hand at the Elizabeth Zimmerman approach to knitting.  So many famous knitting people swear by it.  Including Jennifer who had the second of her two-part Baby Surprise workshop this past Saturday. Participants happily learned how to turn an oddly shaped swatch of garter stitch into an incredible baby sweater.  - Liz

Madelinetosh Is In The House!

At long last the luscious hand-dyed fibers of Madelinetosh have arrived in the shop. Prairie lace, Tosh Dk and Sock are flying out the door.  It is not clear if any of the skeins will even make it onto the shelves.  Come see for yourselves.

The Kwithu Women’s Cooperative in Mzuzu Malawi

The Kwithu Women’s Cooperative in Mzuzu Malawi has built a community center with a crafts room for a knitting machine and several sewing machines. The women's goal is to generate enough income to feed around 200 local orphans hot meals three times a week.  There is a container heading to Mzuzu Malawi soon and Meredith Brokaw, who has recently returned from canning tomatoes with the inspiring women of the Kwithu Women's Cooperative, has asked Katonah Yarn to serve as a drop off point for yarn donations. She will deliver all yarn collected to the container by June 11.

Knitting Retreat

Knitting time is anytime!

Take a break from your daily routine and join Katonah Yarn’s supportive and friendly staff for a special weekend created just for you.  Get new ideas, advice and assistance all weekend long. Finish those projects you have started or get a fresh start with choosing a new one.

You may also visit the picturesque surrounding towns, take a walk, catch up on sleep or enjoy a massage or facial. Shop for the latest knitting supplies, yarn, books, patterns and more at our very own mini traveling yarn shop.

The retreat is held at the lovely Interlaken Inn of Lakeville Connecticut.  It is a resort and country inn located in the beautiful Litchfield Hills of Connecticut.  Known as "New England's Country Resort,” it has lots of on-property recreation and expanded spa services.

Single $650/per person
Double $495/per person
Triple $450/per person

All inclusive: two nights lodging in Main Building, six meals, snacks and drinks. Mini workshops offered by our professional teaching staff all weekend.

Each room features queen-size beds with a private bath, a hair dryer, coffee maker, cable TV, iron and ironing board.

A full packet of information will be sent along with your reminder notice in October,2011.  A non-refundable deposit of $100.00 holds your space, with the balance due by August 1, 2011.

Brave New Knits

The Brave New Knits trunk show and book signing was a lot of fun.  Julie Turjoman brought a great selection of samples from the book so we got a chance to see how the patterns looked finished and how they fit.
Don't forget that along with our new Monday store hours comes a full set of new classes including Learn How to Knit or Crochet. 

Up and Running

Thank you all so much for your patience as we closed the shop for a day to do inventory and get our new sales system up and running.  Everything is counted and almost everything is labeled. The store is open, the new computer is in place and we welcome you to come on in and knit with us!

May classes have started, and for those of you looking for a one or two-session weekend class, check out our list of May workshops.